LibriVox recording of To a Dog, by John Jay Chapman (1862-1933).

LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of To a Dog by John Jay Chapman, published in 1917. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 6th, 2011 to mark this year's festivals of remembrance.

Chapman's son Victor was the first American pilot to lose his life in aerial combat, while serving with the Escadrille Américaine in the First World War. This poem tells of the heartbreak of a bereaved father; the sentiment, though attributed to the son's dog, is familiar to all who have lost someone they loved, in peace or war. (Introduction by Ruth Golding)

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This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio

Artist/Composer: John Jay Chapman
Date: 2011-11-13
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; poem; poetry; war; first world war; death; bereavement; grief

Creative Commons license: Public Domain Mark 1.0

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